Archive | President’s Message

An agreement reached today with the province will ensure every single NSGEU acute health care member will stay with the NSGEU. This deal is a critical victory for labour in the province and for NSGEU members who have fought so hard the last year to keep their right to choose their union. Today’s agreement affects […]

Good afternoon, Today, James Dorsey, the mediator/arbitrator responsible for overseeing the implementation of Bill 1 (The Health Authorities Act), ruled that he will hear arguments asking him to interpret Bill 1 in a manner that respects the constitutional rights of health care workers in Nova Scotia. However, Mr. Dorsey also ruled that the specific remedies […]

Good afternoon, As you may have heard reported in the news yesterday, the mediation process outlined under Bill 1 has failed. Watch NSGEU President Joan Jessome talk with members of the media about the process so far. The NSGEU, Unifor and CUPE were able to work together effectively and were united in their efforts to achieve […]

Dear Health Care member, Nova Scotia’s health care system is undergoing radical change by the provincial government. These changes include the government’s decision to move from nine District Health Authorities to one provincial board and one board representing the IWK. As a part of this restructuring, the government plans to reduce the number of collective […]

Dear members, I was elected President of my union the same year that Ken Georgetti was elected President of the CLC. I can tell you from experience that being a labour leader is not an easy job. You face so many different personalities and priorities and emergencies that it’s impossible to please everybody all the […]

As you have probably seen, the NSGEU announced last week that we are holding a special convention in Halifax on Monday, June 2nd. The purpose of this special convention is so members from throughout the union can discuss the challenges we are facing under this new government: their attack on all workers through essential services […]

Dear members, As an employer, because of the blizzard warning issued for Wednesday, March 26th, I have made the decision to close the NSGEU office for the day out of concern for the safety of our staff and members. Staff will be monitoring the calls and emails and will be working from home. Please leave […]

**The following email was sent to all NSGEU members who work at CDHA: It has come to our attention that an email was sent from Kathy MacNeil, VP of People at CDHA, to all staff. In this email, Ms. MacNeil erroneously claims that we did not have a complete emergency services agreement in place with […]

Please click here to link to the legislative webpage. Then click on Bills in 2014 and scroll down to Bill 30. We have also copied and pasted the Bill below the video if you would like to view it here. Bill 30 BILL NO. 30 (as introduced) 1st Session, 62nd General Assembly Nova Scotia 63 […]